First illuminated football field in Pennsylvania. Lancaster Eighth Ward (Park Hill) vs. Reading Exeters at Stevens, PA. Reading won by a score of 7 to 6.
Signers of petition: John Echternach, William B. Sneader, Henry Stauffer, Abiram Kegerrize, John Musser, Henry Radcay, Henry Harner, Henry Regar, Isaac Brenniser, John Flickinger, Isaac Slauch, Jacob Kockel, Sebastian Miller, Henry Miller, John Mengle.
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Signers of petition: Curtis Ream, George Lorah Jr., Jacob Echternach, R. Ream, George Lorah, John Frecht, George Musser, David Blensinger, Nicholas Diehl, Elias [Rhoads], Daniel Wise, Jacob Slott, David Steinmetz.
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Signers of petition: R. Ream, Jeremiah M. Sallada, Abraham Myers, Elias H. Rhoads, David Blensinger, Christian Echternach, Jacob Echternach, Samuel Bucher, Henry Lesher, David Roth, William Musser, Charles B. Reber.
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Signers of petition: Jonas Frederick, Abraham Myers, Cyrus Ream, John S. Royer, Wiliam S. Breneiser, John [Raezer], Jeremiah M. Sallada, R. Ream, David Blensinger, Samuel G. Killian, Elias Weitzel, Elias Waitknecht, William Musser, [J. S. Heitler].
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Signers of petition: John Echternach, Elias Radcay, Jacob S. Shirk, John Musser, Henry Flickinger, John Flickinger, Benjamin Shirk, Henry Radcay, Henry Miller, Philip Von Nieda, John Von Nieda, Henry Echtenach, [signature in German], Sebastian Miller, Isaac Schlough.
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Located in the swamp, on the intersection of the public road leading from Ephrata to Sheaferstown and Womelsdorf and from Reading to Sheaferstown.
January term.
Signers of petition: Samuel Borgholder, Samuel McCalls, John Flickinger, Jacob Eberly, William McCauley, William Hoover, David Buchter, [signature in German], John Burkholder, [Jacob Singer], Jacob Kurtz, Daniel Rabold.
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Signers of petition: Jacob M. Shirk, George Lutz, [signature in German], John Schlessman, Peter Miller, John Heker, Daniel Brunner, Giles Carpenter, Hanry Wolter, Daniel Good, [signature in German], John Wenrich, [signature in German], Michael Kith, [signature in German], [signature in German], [signature in German], Samuel Wiest, Jacob Binckley.
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Signers of petition: James Kerling, [signature in German], Emanuel H. Shirk, Samuel H. Slabach, Phillip Royer, Daniel Bard Jr., Joseph Landes, Jacob Royer, Peter Shirk, David Eberly, William H. Paul, Samuel Royer, Danil Stork.
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Signers of petition: David Eberly, Rudolph Shirk, [signature in German], Michel Mellinger, John Rock, Jesse Reinhold, Jacob Eberly, Peter Shirk, Jacob M. Shirk, James Kerling, Samuel Eberly, John Hagy, John Shirk, Samuel Wiest.
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Signers of petition: Abram Schock, Daniel Brose, John Alleman, George Bentle, Peter Horn, Jacob Williams, David Horn, Abraham Lightner, Henry Houseal, John Denison, Eli Douglass, John Reinhold.
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Located on the tow-path halfway between Marietta & Bainbridge.
April term.
Signers of petition: John R. Barr, George [Pence], Henry E. Bear, William Martin, Martin Bowman, Henry Breneman, Jacob Williams, Peter Horn, David Horn, John Lightner, Benjamin [Grove], Jacob Spiese, Joseph Shireman, Christian Brubaker, Thomas J. Albright, John Engle.
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Signers of petition: Michael Hostetter, Philip [Royer], Jacob Hahnlen, John Myers, John W. Leib, Jacob Earhart, H. L. Stehman, Benjamin Stehman, Jacob Stehman, Henry Eberly, David Leib, John [missing document], Isaac [missing document], John [missing document].
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Signers of petition: Isaac Shertzer, Jacob Earhart, Jacob Hahnlen, John Boyce, [signature in German], [ ] Uhrich, Levi Ricksecker, John L. Long, Solomon [missing document], Josiah Fisher, Jacob Heistand, John Kolp, Philip Royer.
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Signers of petition: Isaac Shertzer, Isaac Hershey, Adam [Greiner], Jacob E. Kreybill, W. McNeel, John Patterson, Joseph Hougentobler, Abraham Greiner, Philip Royer, Robert Dysart, S. Lindemuth, John Kolp, Daniel A. Balmer, Jacob Heistand, Jacob Hahnlen, John Leib, Samuel [Yetter], Jacob Earhart.
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